{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0917","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 71-0917","heading":"Presumptions from possession","body":"§ 71-0917. Presumptions from possession.\n  1. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea or game, or parts\nthereof, at a time when there is no open season anywhere in the state\nfor the species possessed, shall be presumptive evidence that it was\ntaken unlawfully.\n  2. Possession of any fish, shell-fish, crustacea, wildlife or\nprotected insect shall be presumptive evidence that it was taken by the\npossessor.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 71. Enforcement","Title 9. Enforcement of Articles 11 and 13--the Fish and Wildlife Law"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/71-0917","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"19663b7ce0216c1612f0bd1ff6f33a578eeb929a6f049cb56ae5a5c8e87c4936","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0915","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-71-0919"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}